IMO, Dovahzul isn't different from any other language in that, as Paarthurnax said, you become fluent in it when you stop translating your thoughts into it and begin thinking in it directly. Practice makes perfect. If you study it (like, actually study it) and use it conversationally, you will learn it.

Toxikyle

Unfortunately, I don't think that a native dovahzul speaker would have any different accent when speaking English. Dovahzul was created by people who speak English, and I bet that when most of us speak it, we do so with our accents. Since dovahzul was created by North Americans and is (for the most part) only spoken by North Americans, I think they would speak English just like a North American.

It may be created by people who speak english, but sometimes it sounds...odd in my ears.
My impression - for most of what I heard - is, that Dovahzul is pronounced too soft. I don't know.
I will for sure put my accent through, but somehow I find it also more appropriate if it sounds more like badass-russian-harsh than the round and soft english pronounciation (which, just to be clear here, is nothing bad - just different!).

like, "los" - in the guide it is pronounced as "low-s", I have a hard time "rounden" the o in the word. "low-k" for lok.
Also like Thu'um, although the apostrophe is not indicating a full stop, i still make one when I read the word without thinking...

Edit #1: btw: I am from Austria, a german native speaker. May be important for this topic xD

Crotha

It may be created by people who speak english, but sometimes it sounds...odd in my ears.
My impression - for most of what I heard - is, that Dovahzul is pronounced too soft. I don't know.
I will for sure put my accent through, but somehow I find it also more appropriate if it sounds more like badass-russian-harsh than the round and soft english pronounciation (which, just to be clear here, is nothing bad - just different!).

like, "los" - in the guide it is pronounced as "low-s", I have a hard time "rounden" the o in the word. "low-k" for lok.
Also like Thu'um, although the apostrophe is not indicating a full stop, i still make one when I read the word without thinking...

Edit #1: btw: I am from Austria, a german native speaker. May be important for this topic xD

I totally agree with you. The Dovah have strong bellowing voices and their language reflects that. I've found myself involuntarily taking a deeper pitch when pronouncing anything in Dovahzul. As you said, it just doesn't sound right otherwise.

Just keep in mind that "canon" Dovahzul is not meant to be functional at all, and as such will never be functional for daily use. The grammar is similar enough to English that with enough added words and a little bit of brainwork, eventually people will be able to use it like some ubernerds use Klingon and Vulcan.

At this point? Nope, not enough basic translations yet.

websterhamster

Just keep in mind that "canon" Dovahzul is not meant to be functional at all, and as such will never be functional for daily use. The grammar is similar enough to English that with enough added words and a little bit of brainwork, eventually people will be able to use it like some ubernerds use Klingon and Vulcan.

At this point? Nope, not enough basic translations yet.

We sort of arrive at a point where we have to separate English and Dovahzul. If you're trying to literally translate common English phrases, you will probably run into some roadblocks. Dovahzul will need to develop its own set of phrases, and in some places it already has ("Vahzen", "Krosis", "Vir los?", "Pruzah Wundunne", etc.)

paarthurnax

We sort of arrive at a point where we have to separate English and Dovahzul. If you're trying to literally translate common English phrases, you will probably run into some roadblocks. Dovahzul will need to develop its own set of phrases, and in some places it already has ("Vahzen", "Krosis", "Vir los?", "Pruzah Wundunne", etc.)